Roasted Cinnamon Pear Bruschetta.

First up, I’ve decided that I like to look at pears more than eat them. Unless they are caramelized. Then I can’t wait to stop looking at them so I can eat them.

Second, I found that one of our local stores carries whole grain baguettes. This thrills me. It means that I don’t have to drive 52 minutes to Whole Foods just to get a thirteen dollar baguette that goes stale in twelve hours since there are only two of us.

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Instead, now I buy a baguette for three dollars that goes stale in twelve hours because there are only two of us.

Finally, I took what feels like six bajilion pictures of this bruschetta, and then didn’t look at them for four days. Turns out most of the photos were blurry. Turns out I can’t use my DSLR worth crud. Turns out that is my reason for posting pictures of a pear, bread, and a bottle of vinegar.

Honesty is the best policy.
Time out.

We need to take a moment to discuss this vinegar. Does it not sound like the most fabulous tasting vinegar in the world?

Well, it should, because it is. I mean – cinnamon pear?! I want to bathe in this.

When I bought it last month, I wasn’t sure how I was going to use it. Besides, you know, drink it straight up.

But even for me – I wasn’t sure how it would work on a salad. Thankfully, I think I came up with something incredible.
I caramelized some red bartlett pears with butter, and added the vinegar at the end. No sugar needed – the natural sweetness comes out and surprisingly, it’s even sweet enough for me. On top of the beloved whole grain baguette, I spread on a honey mascarpone mixture before adding the pears.

Never in a million years would I have thought this up. That is why I absolutely LOVE your blog.

Yum what a great idea. I love anything with pears.

YUM! How creative and delicious! How DO you think of these fabulous food combinations, Jessica? Regarding the stale baquettes (no matter what they cost)- I always freeze the leftover bread (whole or sliced). Bread freezes well, and thaws very quickly when you need it in a pinch!

xo
Kris

Wow – so creative! I never would have come up with that in a million years!It looks and sounds amazing.

That vinegar sounds AMAZING. Can you actually taste the pear and cinnamon in it? So often with flavored vinegars and oils, I can’t really taste a difference, but definitely want to try this one if the flavors come out!

Oh yes! The taste is incredible. You can taste all of the flavors of their vinegar. I have peach, cherry, vanilla bean, coconut and this one – each one is amazing.

Your pictures are lovely – don’t be too hard on yourself! And I’ve got to get my hands on a) a whole grain baguette since my vast wasteland of the midwest doesn’t carry anything close and b) some of that amazing vinegar, which means if I can’t find a whole grain baguette, I’m definitely not finding that stuff. Online, here I come!

Wow! This looks so good. What a great idea! I may have to add this to my Fall recipe post for tomorrow. It seems like a definite winner. :)

oh yum. i agree with you on the pears, they are so pretty to look at and for some reason, even though they taste good, i don’t really like eating them plain. this is a great way to really enjoy them :)

pears are one f the only foods i won’t eat. but it’s a stubborn thing (my parents replaced MY plum tree with a pear tree, and i’ve been pouting about it for around 15 years at this point)

but i do like pear brandy.

How beautiful! I love this idea. You know, you could chop up the rest of the baguette and throw it in the freezer. Then it’s ready to go the next time you want to make bruschetta! I do this all the time. I even freeze regular sandwich bread because the two of us can rarely eat the whole loaf before it starts to get moldy.

I love quirky bruschetta like that. There’s a restaurant here that specializes in it and I adore it.

This is awesome!
I am always kind of at a loss for what to do with pears so thanks for the tip!

Here I thought having a baguette go stale was just poor planning on my part. Phew. Also, I can’t believe that a vinegar could not taste, vinegar-y. I absolutely hate that sour taste that I associate with it so flavored ones scare me. However, given your distaste for vegetables and love for sweets, I may just have to trust you on this one.

Wow Jessica! You did it again, another fab recipe! Thank you so much for sharing this and the apple nachos, You are talented my friend. :)

I don’t know what it is about pears, but I buy them and then they sit… and sit. and sit. I think I like looking at them and buying them, but not eating them as much. I always have the best of intentions though. lol. I will say that I really like roasting them and eating them on salads.